Sweet potato production by country
Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.
Countries reporting
118
Highest
51.35 million tonnes
China
Lowest
0 tonnes
Bahrain
Median
38,723 tonnes
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
6,871
What the numbers show
Sweet potato production is currently reported for 118 countries. The highest value is 51.35 million tonnes in China; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Bahrain.
The median across all reporting countries is 38,723 tonnes, and the mean is 771,329 tonnes.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Guatemala (up 2,302.7%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 100.0%).
Sweet potato production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 51.35 million tonnes | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 2 | Malawi | 7.98 million tonnes | 2024 | up 89.6% | rising |
| 3 | Nigeria | 4.09 million tonnes | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Tanzania | 2.23 million tonnes | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Angola | 2.12 million tonnes | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Indonesia | 1.48 million tonnes | 2024 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 7 | Rwanda | 1.40 million tonnes | 2024 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 8 | India | 1.31 million tonnes | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 9 | Madagascar | 1.30 million tonnes | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 1.19 million tonnes | 2024 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 11 | United States | 1.12 million tonnes | 2024 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 12 | Uganda | 1.03 million tonnes | 2024 | down 43.5% | rising |
| 13 | Vietnam | 972,890 tonnes | 2024 | down 30.6% | flat |
| 14 | Brazil | 970,050 tonnes | 2024 | up 84.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Burundi | 944,229 tonnes | 2024 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 16 | Kenya | 862,724 tonnes | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Papua New Guinea | 732,422 tonnes | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 18 | Japan | 717,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Cameroon | 633,125 tonnes | 2024 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 625,963 tonnes | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 21 | Mali | 614,079 tonnes | 2024 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 22 | North Korea | 576,338 tonnes | 2024 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Philippines | 504,411 tonnes | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 24 | Mozambique | 502,352 tonnes | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Egypt | 443,511 tonnes | 2024 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Guinea | 363,807 tonnes | 2024 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Niger | 314,757 tonnes | 2024 | up 287.2% | volatile |
| 28 | South Korea | 314,426 tonnes | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 302,073 tonnes | 2024 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 30 | Peru | 293,211 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 31 | Sudan | 278,269 tonnes | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 254,823 tonnes | 2024 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Cuba | 237,790 tonnes | 2024 | down 53.6% | rising |
| 34 | Chad | 232,300 tonnes | 2024 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 215,604 tonnes | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Taiwan | 212,360 tonnes | 2024 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Ghana | 142,676 tonnes | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 38 | Laos | 138,700 tonnes | 2024 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 115,507 tonnes | 2024 | up 206.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Senegal | 114,742 tonnes | 2024 | up 202.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Benin | 112,413 tonnes | 2024 | up 71.7% | rising |
| 42 | Solomon Islands | 109,115 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 43 | Argentina | 108,309 tonnes | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 44 | Haiti | 104,500 tonnes | 2024 | down 79.5% | falling |
| 45 | Equatorial Guinea | 102,398 tonnes | 2024 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 92,467 tonnes | 2024 | up 106.3% | falling |
| 47 | Australia | 89,203 tonnes | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Zambia | 83,542 tonnes | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Uruguay | 82,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 50 | South Africa | 70,564 tonnes | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 51 | Mexico | 66,732 tonnes | 2024 | up 59.9% | falling |
| 52 | Cote d'Ivoire | 63,100 tonnes | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 53 | Spain | 62,302 tonnes | 2017 | up 179.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Myanmar | 60,674 tonnes | 2024 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Jamaica | 55,056 tonnes | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 56 | Paraguay | 51,532 tonnes | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 57 | Malaysia | 50,583 tonnes | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 49,825 tonnes | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Cambodia | 39,283 tonnes | 2024 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 60 | Guinea-Bissau | 38,162 tonnes | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 61 | Honduras | 28,629 tonnes | 2024 | up 89.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Liberia | 24,679 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 63 | Portugal | 23,206 tonnes | 2017 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 64 | Venezuela | 22,666 tonnes | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Guyana | 22,066 tonnes | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Israel | 17,426 tonnes | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Chile | 15,599 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 68 | Fiji | 12,731 tonnes | 2024 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 69 | New Zealand | 11,891 tonnes | 2024 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 70 | Morocco | 11,032 tonnes | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Comoros | 10,672 tonnes | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 72 | Congo | 9,464 tonnes | 2024 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 73 | Somalia | 8,843 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 74 | Italy | 8,494 tonnes | 2017 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 75 | Tonga | 6,640 tonnes | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 76 | Togo | 6,374 tonnes | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Mauritania | 5,313 tonnes | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 78 | East Timor | 4,825 tonnes | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 79 | Bolivia | 4,635 tonnes | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 80 | Guatemala | 4,565 tonnes | 2024 | up 2,302.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Pakistan | 4,390 tonnes | 2024 | down 63.8% | rising |
| 82 | Ecuador | 4,207 tonnes | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Gabon | 3,901 tonnes | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 85 | Micronesia (country) | 3,120 tonnes | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 86 | Mauritius | 3,062 tonnes | 2024 | up 292.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Palestine | 2,929 tonnes | 2022 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 88 | Eswatini | 2,821 tonnes | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Dominica | 2,357 tonnes | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Cape Verde | 2,275 tonnes | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Greece | 2,153 tonnes | 2017 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Barbados | 1,993 tonnes | 2024 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Bahamas | 1,812 tonnes | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 1,764 tonnes | 2024 | up 194.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Botswana | 1,088 tonnes | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 96 | El Salvador | 764.75 tonnes | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 97 | Reunion | 760 tonnes | 2006 | up 1,281.8% | volatile |
| 98 | New Caledonia | 644.1 tonnes | 2024 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 643 tonnes | 2024 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Suriname | 594.88 tonnes | 2024 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Grenada | 522.93 tonnes | 2024 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Saint Lucia | 405.07 tonnes | 2024 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 104 | Yemen | 322.06 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Trinidad and Tobago | 308 tonnes | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Cook Islands | 299.22 tonnes | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Brunei | 286.37 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Puerto Rico | 267.07 tonnes | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Panama | 260.03 tonnes | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 110 | Niue | 251.87 tonnes | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 111 | Belize | 207 tonnes | 2024 | up 213.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 176.94 tonnes | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 113 | Antigua and Barbuda | 151.05 tonnes | 2024 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 114 | French Polynesia | 143.42 tonnes | 2024 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 115 | Hong Kong | 60.75 tonnes | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Bhutan | 44.1 tonnes | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Kuwait | 32.11 tonnes | 2024 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 118 | Maldives | 3.33 tonnes | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Singapore | 0.12 tonnes | 2024 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Bahrain | 0 tonnes | 1996 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.